- invite - a colloquial expression for invitation; "he didn't get no invite to the party"
--1 is a kind of invitation
Derived forms: verb invite5, verb invite2
- invite, ask for - increase the likelihood of; "ask for trouble"; "invite criticism"
--1 is one way to arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun invitation2
Somebody ----s something
- invite, ask over, ask round - invite someone to one's house; "Can I invite you for dinner on Sunday night?"
--2 is one way to request, bespeak, call for, quest
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun invite1, noun invitee1, noun invitation1
They invite him to write the letter
- tempt, invite - give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting; "the window displays tempted the shoppers"
--3 is one way to stimulate, shake, shake up, excite, stir
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun invitation2
Something ----s somebody
- invite, bid - ask someone in a friendly way to do something
--4 is one way to request
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun invitation1
They invite him to write the letter
- invite, pay for - have as a guest; "I invited them to a restaurant"
--5 is one way to interact
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun invite1, noun invitee1, noun invitation1
Somebody ----s somebody
- invite, ask in - ask to enter; "We invited the neighbors in for a cup of coffee"
--6 is one way to request, bespeak, call for, quest
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun invitation1
Somebody ----s somebody
- invite, call for - request the participation or presence of; "The organizers invite submissions of papers for the conference"
--7 is one way to request, bespeak, call for, quest
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun invitation1
Somebody ----s something
- receive, take in, invite - express willingness to have in one's home or environs; "The community warmly received the refugees"
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun invitation1
Sam cannot invite Sue